>> david, we have a very good cooperation with the government of afghanistan to work at the challenges we have here of helping to build a capable government. this is a hard task and my role here as united states ambassador is to take forward the president's strategy here. we've got a very clear strategy, david. we've got for the first time -- we've got the proper resources. we've got an array of good programs here in working with the afghan government and law enforcement, their judicial sector and we remain cautiously optimistic about our ability to make progress. >> during our visit with general petraeus, he focused on examples of that progress. security gains in the center of the country. >> you can see again the construction going on here. >> we accompanied him to near kabul to fly over the sprawling capital city. a much safer city than baghdad was when he assumed command there. >> it's a tough environment. 50 to 60 attacks that day during that time in addition to car bombs. there are periodic attacks in kabul. the frequency is vastly less. >> the general speaks of expanding securit